diff --git a/test/suites/integration/msp/move-bucket.test.ts b/test/suites/integration/msp/move-bucket.test.ts
index 0655bafc1..28ff4bbdd 100644
--- a/test/suites/integration/msp/move-bucket.test.ts
+++ b/test/suites/integration/msp/move-bucket.test.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describeMspNet(
 
       // Wait for the BSPs to volunteer and confirm storing the files so the storage requests get fulfilled.
       for (const fileKey of acceptedFileKeys) {
-        await userApi.wait.storageRequestFulfilled(fileKey);
+        await userApi.wait.storageRequestNotOnChain(fileKey);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/test/util/bspNet/test-api.ts b/test/util/bspNet/test-api.ts
index 9a2766075..a633e4c7b 100644
--- a/test/util/bspNet/test-api.ts
+++ b/test/util/bspNet/test-api.ts
@@ -311,9 +311,20 @@ export class BspNetTestApi implements AsyncDisposable {
         Waits.waitForAvailabilityToSendTx(this._api, address),
 
       /**
-       * Waits for a storage request to be fulfilled on-chain.
+       * Waits for a storage request to be removed from on-chain storage.
+       * This could happen because the storage request was fulfilled, it has expired or
+       * it has been rejected by the MSP. Either way, we only care that it's not on-chain anymore.
        * @param fileKey - File key of the storage request to wait for.
-       * @returns A promise that resolves when the storage request is fulfilled.
+       * @returns A promise that resolves when the storage request is not on-chain.
+       */
+      storageRequestNotOnChain: (fileKey: H256 | string) =>
+        Waits.waitForStorageRequestNotOnChain(this._api, fileKey),
+
+      /**
+       * Waits for a storage request to be fulfilled by waiting and sealing blocks until
+       * the StorageRequestFulfilled event is detected.
+       * @param fileKey - File key of the storage request to wait for.
+       * @returns A promise that resolves when the storage request has been fulfilled.
        */
       storageRequestFulfilled: (fileKey: H256 | string) =>
         Waits.waitForStorageRequestFulfilled(this._api, fileKey)
diff --git a/test/util/bspNet/waits.ts b/test/util/bspNet/waits.ts
index 3c0ca5e39..be17cd622 100644
--- a/test/util/bspNet/waits.ts
+++ b/test/util/bspNet/waits.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { sleep } from "../timer";
 import { sealBlock } from "./block";
 import assert from "node:assert";
 import type { Address, H256 } from "@polkadot/types/interfaces";
-import type { WaitForTxOptions } from "./test-api";
+import type { EnrichedBspApi, WaitForTxOptions } from "./test-api";
 
 /**
  * Generic function to wait for a transaction in the pool.
@@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ export const waitForMspFileStorageComplete = async (api: ApiPromise, fileKey: H2
   }
 };
 
-export const waitForStorageRequestFulfilled = async (api: ApiPromise, fileKey: H256 | string) => {
+export const waitForStorageRequestNotOnChain = async (api: ApiPromise, fileKey: H256 | string) => {
+  // 10 iterations at 1 second per iteration = 10 seconds wait time
   const iterations = 10;
   const delay = 1000;
   for (let i = 0; i < iterations + 1; i++) {
@@ -512,18 +513,72 @@ export const waitForStorageRequestFulfilled = async (api: ApiPromise, fileKey: H
       // Try to get the storage request from the chain
       const result = await api.query.fileSystem.storageRequests(fileKey);
 
-      // If the storage request wasn't found, it has been fulfilled.
+      // If the storage request wasn't found, it has been fulfilled/expired/rejected.
       if (result.isNone) {
         return;
       }
 
       // If it has been found, seal a new block and wait for the next iteration to check if
-      // it has been fulfilled.
+      // it has been fulfilled/expired/rejected.
       await sealBlock(api);
     } catch {
       assert(
         i !== iterations,
-        `Failed to detect storage request fulfilled after ${(i * delay) / 1000}s`
+        `Detected storage request in on-chain storage after ${(i * delay) / 1000}s`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export const waitForStorageRequestFulfilled = async (
+  api: EnrichedBspApi,
+  fileKey: H256 | string
+) => {
+  // 10 iterations at 1 second per iteration = 10 seconds wait time
+  const iterations = 10;
+  const delay = 1000;
+
+  // First check that the storage request exists in storage, since otherwise the StorageRequestFulfilled event
+  // will never be emitted.
+  const storageRequest = await api.query.fileSystem.storageRequests(fileKey);
+  assert(
+    storageRequest.isSome,
+    "Storage request not found in storage but `waitForStorageRequestFulfilled` was called"
+  );
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < iterations + 1; i++) {
+    try {
+      await sleep(delay);
+      // Check in the events of the last block to see if any StorageRequestFulfilled event were emitted and get them.
+      const storageRequestFulfilledEvents = await api.assert.eventMany(
+        "fileSystem",
+        "StorageRequestFulfilled"
+      );
+
+      // Check if any of the events are for the file key we are waiting for.
+      const storageRequestFulfilledEvent = storageRequestFulfilledEvents.find((event) => {
+        const storageRequestFulfilledEventData =
+          api.events.fileSystem.StorageRequestFulfilled.is(event.event) && event.event.data;
+        assert(
+          storageRequestFulfilledEventData,
+          "Event doesn't match type but eventMany should have filtered it out"
+        );
+        storageRequestFulfilledEventData.fileKey.toString() === fileKey.toString();
+      });
+
+      // If the event was found, check to make sure the storage request is not on-chain and return.
+      if (storageRequestFulfilledEvent) {
+        await waitForStorageRequestNotOnChain(api, fileKey);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // If the event was not found, seal a new block and wait for the next iteration to check if
+      // it has been emitted.
+      await sealBlock(api);
+    } catch {
+      assert(
+        i !== iterations,
+        `Storage request has not been fulfilled after ${(i * delay) / 1000}s`
       );
     }
   }